Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Athletes
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Norway's Olympic Team, Winter 1948
Author: Ski Jumping in Washington State: A Nordic Tradition
Author: John W. LundinPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467147826
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Ski jumping, once Washington's most popular winter sport, was introduced by Norwegian immigrants in the early twentieth century. It began at Spokane's Browne's Mountain and Seattle's Queen Anne Hill, moved to midsummer tournaments on Mount Rainier in 1917 and expanded statewide as new ski clubs formed. Washington tournaments attracted the world's best jumpers--Birger and Sigurd Ruud, Alf Engen, Sigurd Ulland and Reidar Andersen, among others. In 1941, Torger Tokle set two national distance records here in just three weeks. Regional ski areas hosted national and international championships as well as Olympic tryouts, entertaining spectators until Leavenworth's last tournament in 1978. Lawyer, historian and award-winning author John W. Lundin re-creates the excitement of this nearly forgotten ski jumping heritage.
Lion in Winter: A Complete Record of Great Britain at the Olympic, World and European Ice Hockey Championships 1910 - 1981
Author: David S Gordon Martin C HarrisPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1527247473
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
The Winter Olympics (Volume 1 of 2) (EasyRead Large Bold Edition)
Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442950250
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Norway's Olympic Team
Author: Norges Olympiske KomitéPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Guide of the Norwegian Olympic team that took part in the Innsbruck 1976 Olympic Winter Games.
Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement
Author: John GrassoPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442248602
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 907
Book Description
The Olympic Movement began with the Ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Greece on the Peloponnesus peninsula at Olympia, Greece. It is not clear why the Greeks instituted this quadrennial celebration in the form of an athletic festival. The recorded history of the Ancient Olympic Games begins in 776 B.C., although it is suspected that the Games had been held for several centuries by that time. The Games were conducted as religious celebrations in honor of the god Zeus, and it is known that Olympia was a shrine to Zeus from about 1000 B.C. In modern time The Olympic Movement attempts to bring all the nations of the world together in a series of multisport festivals, the Olympic Games, seeking to use sport as a means to promote internationalism and peace. This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of The Olympic Movement covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on the history, philosophy, and politics of the Olympics, major organizations, the various sports, the participating countries, and especially the athletes. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about The Olympic Movement.
The Winter Olympics
Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442978511
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
A History of Sports Highlights
Author: Ray GamachePublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786449977
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This book traces the development and popularity of the sportscast highlight--the dominant news frame in the crowded medium of electronic sports journalism--as the primary means of communicating about sports and athletes. It explores the intricate relationships among media producers, sports leagues and organizations, and audiences, and explains that sportscast highlights are not a recent development, given their prominent use within a news context in every medium from early news film actualities and newsreels to network and cable television to today's new media platforms.
Triple Gold Club
Author: Freeze Frame
Author: Sue MacyPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9780792278870
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Highlights in the history of the Winter Olympics from their inception in 1924 to today, including profiles of the Olympic athletes and information on the lesser-known winter sports. Also includes an Olympic almanac with information about each Olympiad.